In many conversations today, marital faithfulness is reduced to what one doesn’t do. But for John Calvin, that standard misses the point. Calvin believed marriage calls for more than avoiding infidelity—it requires undivided commitment in thought, affection, and intention. For him, what happens in the heart matters as much as any action. This lens reframes […]
The apostle Paul expressly sets the party at liberty to marry who is maliciously and obstinately deserted, affirming that the Christian religion doth not prejudice the natural right and privilege of men in such cases.